Due to other things going on in the Batey, our entire team worked together at the house build site all day. There was much shoveling, concrete mixing, wheel barrowing, block moving, and block laying. The belief amongst some of the workers is the that females in our group (aka most of our group) aren’t able to do much. I’m pretty sure they showed them that that preconception was wrong. We were blessed by a large dark cloud for part of the day and a brief rain.
Tonight we have cleaned up, napped, and spent time together. It has been a good day. Here are a few God sightings that we heard from the group during our nightly debrief.
Georgia saw God in the rain both at the work site and the compound and in the Haitian worker’s energy, singing, and laugther.
Stephanie saw God at work in the times and ways that the girls and ladies showed that they were fully capable of doing the work.
Steve’s eyes were opened as we saw the line formed with an armed guard simply to get clothes.
Shelby saw God at work through the locals who are our construction team and their ability to work without getting tired.
Meara saw God at work as one of her little buddies found her this morning and just wanted to be near (there was about a 5 minute hug with no talking).
Jenn saw God at work as the fatigue and soreness set in on the team yet everyone was able to persevere.
Gretchen saw God at work as the workers began thanking us for the work that we were doing and in the time she was able to spend talking to the neighbor family.
Mary Helen saw God working when Steve told our foreman (Machos) that she was his daughter which brought a large smile to his face.
Tomorrow is more work and we will return to working with the children. We will have a slightly shorter work day and go to the Good Samaritan Hospital for a tour. Only a couple days of work left. We look forward to sharing our experiences more in person when we return. Have a good night followers.
Again Thanks for sharing!!! Praying for a good day tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update. Love hearing how God is working through each of you. Knowing the great group you have on this trip I am confident those that were thinking girls can’t do much have had their eyes opened to better understand how God provides skill, strength and perseverance to do great things in his name. Prayers for restful sleep.
ReplyDeleteThank you for continuing in your mission and for providing God sighting to others. I’m sure you are feeling weary but know how much you are loved and appreciated by your church, your families and the community there! You got this! I look forward to hearing even more stories in person! Keep up the amazing job you’re doing. I look forward to hearing sightings from the hospital tomorrow!
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